Haroun-al-Raschid
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We may also note by the way that judgment can be given without belief in free arbitration, as is shown by the Mahometan fatalists and the judgments of Haroun-al-Raschid, for example.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
Shelby had become too interesting a figure for the rôle of Haroun-al-Raschid, and the paragraphers rang astonishing changes on his adventures at the few points where he had succeeded in making observations unrecognized.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
These were not days of decadence, but a period that gave the world Shakespeare, Martin Luther, and Raphael, Haroun-al-Raschid and Abraham Lincoln.
From The Negro by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
Most of the events that befel King Haroun-al-Raschid and his vizier were of that nature.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Wilhelm Hauff
The king approved of this advice, and writing immediately to Haroun-al-Raschid, despatched the courier.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe
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